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Old 03-30-2012, 11:54 AM   #19 (permalink)
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My vote is less than 1 minute leave it running.
1-3m, whatever you think is appropriate.
More than 3min, shut it down.
That is about as close as one can get. A long traffic light, so what?, whereas waiting for a train would be different.

Some of these diesels are hard to turn over. And a pair of $200 batteries doesn't make that any easier with multiple stop/start. One could too easily find the limit on the wrong day in the wrong place as to how many re-starts without full re-charge on the batts. Or wear down a $400 starter too soon. Etc. It's a different budget for maintenance & repairs versus book guidelines.
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